How to say "university" in Arabic
New wordMeaninguniversity
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
جَامِعَة
jāmiʿaג'אמעה
جامعة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
אוניברסיטה
universitaأُونِيڤِرْسِيتَا
How the two words are related
New word
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Arabic root
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In a phrase
أَدْرُسُ فِي الْجَامِعَة
adrusu fī al-jāmiʿaאדרס פי אל-ג'אמעהI study at the university
Plural
جَامِعَات
jāmiʿātג'אמעאתsound feminine plural in -āt — like Hebrew ־ות